Juvenile in custody after gun pulled on police fails to fire

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A 16-year-old is in custody after he attempted, but failed, to fire several shots at police Saturday evening when the gun he pulled on the officers jammed due to a defective bullet, the Press of Atlantic City reports.

The bullet in the chamber of the gun was discovered to have the markings of "several hammer strikes," signs that a bullet was defective and failed to fire. The juvenile faces charges of criminal attempted homicide and aggravated assault on a police officer.